Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here
13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Newell Park Pavilion
900 N. Fairview Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
11:30am-2:30pm
The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings.
In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park
Conference Call Info for Clue 11:
There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.
- Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
- Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
- Everyone will be muted initially
- Lines open at 11pm
- lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
- After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
- 60 ports are available for the teleconference
Line Placeholder Schedule
1/26/2010-
5-6 Redbear
6-7 Jake
7-8 Jerilyn
8-9 Kathy
9-10 Mikey
10-Clue Steph
1/27/2010-
12-1 Redbear
1-2 Andrea
2-3 Nimrod
3-4 jengerm
4-5 Barefootguy
5-6 Wicked Nick
6-7 Chris Digger
7-8 Art V
8-9 CM & Me2
9-Clue Sara
When January’s slanting snow,
Makes us dream of Mexico
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep
To search for treasure buried deep
Notice to every hunting battalion,
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion
Where? You ask in husky shout,
That’s for us to know, and you to find out
Turn off the tube, leave your hovel
Grab your walking stick and shovel,
Whether you be giant or runt,
The only way is to join the hunt
For to the hunter belongs the spoil,
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil,
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove,
Hunt with pal, or old true love
For you who hunt each and every year,
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer
“Good Luck”
And now, let us be blunt,
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing
Thy blast of winter heat scorches
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches
Emerge from the den as we once again
Offer a bodacious bounty
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen
To public land in Ramsey County
Clue #1 Video
Hear ye all crews, now come the clues
For this task I am the Czar
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift
Listen well to each avatar
Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\'
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\"
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen,
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Look high, look low, wherever you go
Follow a picturesque route
There are ways to travel away from the gravel
That keep you in hot pursuit
Code by Morse should set your course
To long dashes that dot the landscape.
You or your avatar should park your car
On your way to this great escape.
Take a westerly tack up from the stack,
A landmark most uncouth.
Figures grand in scale point to a trail
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag,
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Escape your troubles where the water bubbles
Or gurgles like a stream.
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin.
Look for a productive seam.
Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta
The purple horde raids a golden legion
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off
If you search in just the right region
To find the seed, energy you need
In search for your clues to glean
What once was planted is taken for granted
Stored in one of fifteen
Not far from stones and ancient bones
Lay clues that are fit for Jim
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets
And you should satisfy him
Get your kicks by hitting the bricks
Admiring the trees and view
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad
Like amphibians in\'52
Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town
Not far from the lights of the city
If you would hike away from the pike
You might stumble on something pretty
Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing
Where people prayed, God willin\'
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur
Is nothing by murder and killin\'
This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river
In neither is the prize to be found
Look for the goods among timber and woods
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Go for a lark in Lilydale Park
Between Water Street and the river
The city boundary sign and the old rail line
Define the zone that will deliver
You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail
It\'s not to be found near the tracks
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property
On public land launch your attacks
Within this area lies medallion hysteria
A tangle near the river - not too close!
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
http://www.lilydalepark.org/Lilydale%20map.pdf
http://www.stpaul.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=3426
Great reg and Alex started all of this and just informed me they now want no part of it. Now we have nobody to cover shifts in line.
This is too much drama for me. I will not do this by myself. If people can't step up and take shifts, I won't be able to lead the call.
I get not wanting to do it yourself. Believe me. I TOTALLY get that.
But, there are too many people who participate in helping to narrow down areas, scanning for maps, history, etc. to lock them out of the conference call because they can't help stand in line.
I would like someone I know to find the thing, which is why I offered to stand in line in the past. Plus, I really don't like digging or the crazy crowds. I'm sorry I wasn't able to come back this year to do it again, but this turn of events makes me wonder why I did it in the past. I'm sure Tammy, Kathy, and others are also wondering.
Are we a hunting team or not? I realize we're not going to divide up the prize among the whole group, but a little help for our team would be nice.
Now, if you want to lock Jake out of the conference call that's another story... :wink:
I would love to be in on the CONFERENCE call and help form Home like last year!!! I know that park Farley well after the Twins hunt!!
Now, they backed out. Yes because of Jake and Jesse and brad and Jana and whoever else they have sited as people who have never taken shifts.
I am beyond mad
http://www.twincities.com/ci_14267851?nclick_check=1
If Slim decides she's going to sit in line for a big chunk of the night, then please be appreciative of her contribution. I know most people will be. It sucks to give up on the mad dash. I remember the year downtown dave did the clue getting. He patiently repeated the clue to me at Phalen while I wrote down every syllable. By the time I had it down, everyone had run off leaving me to fight the crowds by myself. I eventually found most everyone and went home early because I couldn't deal with the mosh pit. It was then that I realized that medallion fever overtakes people during this hunt.
We're all competitive, but I wish there was just a little bit more sharing when we get to this point. I think about the Melissas and Bob, etc. They hunt as a group of 5 or 6. They split the money and have each others' backs. I wish we could find a way to be that way.
But, in terms of the conference call, it is either everyone or no one.
See I disagree I think if they have been a contributing member in some way throughout the hunt they should be able to get in but people who have shunned the majority or better yet lurkers who we don't even know I don't think should be involved in the confrence call. Otherwise why don't we just yell it out to the hordes in the park...
It sort of goes back to the question: What is the Cooler Crew? We've purposely tried to be a loosely affiliated group with no real rules or membership requirements. If that's what we are, the call is for everyone.
Tomorrow, Redbear is starting the line. We need people from 1:00 on. Redbear will provide the passcode via PM or through a trollbridge.
I don't want to exclude anyone, I joined the cooler because I like all of the sharing.
Thanks for talking with me Lisa.
I think it would be an excellent vantage point for someone to film the flashlights from the top of the railroad bridge approach - you can really see a lot of the park from there. I'd almost be tempted to do it myself if I get too cold from digging this afternoon.
Thanks
This way we know who we replace in line and who relieves us, and EVERYONE knows who is standing in for the group?
It's def in the woods. Somewhere.
"First you're hot, than you're cold, your all over the place."
Wonder what that means...
9-10 OPEN
10-clue me
Now I can't participate in the call unless I come and stand in line.
When I'm at home, I am 400 miles away. When I am in the cities, I often can't get out at night due to not wanting to disturb my host family with my late comings and goings - they have to get up and go to work in the mornings.
I never expected to get anything out of helping on the conference calls, and by not being allowed to participate, I'm sure not out anything except the good feelings of perhaps getting a cooler to the puck faster. Oh yeah, and the fun of being in on the call even if I can't be there in person.
It was fun. Thanks - to whomever set the calls up in past years - for letting me participate.
HOW MANY ARE AT THE PARK RIGHT NOW?
I am willing to got to Inver Grove White Castle and get a case of Slyders and bring them to the boat landing - plus I have a full liter of Butterscotch Schnapps. Anyone game?
The point that they (Reg and Alex) were trying to make was there are many able-bodied hunters that refused to take shifts in line, and lurkers that don't contribute to the discussion, that shouldn't be able to participate.
It sounded halfway fair to me, and they were willing to take shifts in line, so I went along with it.
That being said, it's now a moot point. It was wrong, they have backed out completely, and we are moving forward as we have every other year.
Sorry for the drama. I HATE it. I was just trying to organize and felt like I was getting hit from all ends. :coolfrown:
Tonite-
5-6 Redbear
6-7 Jake
7-8 Jerilyn
8-9 Kathy
9-10 Mikey
10-Clue Me
12-1 Redbear
1-2 OPEN
2-3 OPEN
3-4 OPEN
4-5 OPEN
5-6 OPEN
6-7 OPEN
7-8 Art V
8-9 OPEN
9-Clue Sara
Ares, any way to sticky these posts?
If is it deemed necessary, I can take a verbal shift tomorrow - but I lack the equipment to do a proper text message or anything like that. I don't have an internet phone, etc...